Upcoming Heroes & Unlock Roadmap

What Is Playable vs Coming Soon

Early Access now ships four playable heroes as of patch 0.8.57278: Wallace (immediate), Ruadh Stonecrusher (defeat the Banshee), Vanguard Tracker (Act II Environment 12 rescue), and Brienne Ironleg (dedicated character quest). Placeholder "available soon" slots in the hero select screen — called out by Third Coast Review — preview two additional commanders that are not yet obtainable.

Paper Cult's July 25 thank-you post after patch 0.8.57278 explicitly addressed player demand: the two mysterious heroes shown in marketing are heard, and content focus comes after multiplayer desync fixes, mid-campaign saves, and difficulty / meta rebalancing. Treat those teaser heroes as confirmed intent, not a dated patch promise. Brienne is fully playable — she is not a teaser slot.

Brienne Ironleg — Now Unlockable

Brienne Ironleg is a playable fourth commander, not a future teaser. She unlocks through a dedicated character quest that appears on your campaign map once prerequisites are met. Patch 0.8.57278 fixed closed gates during that quest that previously soft-locked progression — if you were stuck before updating, install the latest client and retry the quest node.

Brienne plays as a fast melee brawler and pressure fighter: shorter combo windows than Wallace, higher strike tempo than Ruadh, and a kit built to stay on officers and captains rather than anchor center mass. Full build notes, emblem priorities, and co-op role guidance live on the Brienne Ironleg guide. Report remaining soft-locks on Steam Bug Reports with logs, per Paper Cult's request.

Ruadh Path Change Context

Moving Ruadh's unlock to the Banshee shortens the hammer-tank path for co-op lobbies that need sustain earlier. Players who already unlocked Ruadh under the old Gilles + Outpost rules keep the hero; new saves follow the Banshee gate. Boss patterns and unlock reward details: Beat the Banshee and Ruadh Stonecrusher.

When to Expect the Teaser Heroes

Paper Cult's EA plan still lists new playable Heroes among post-launch additions alongside a new Emblem family, Charms, Companions, and Village content across a 4–12 month window. The two mysterious teaser commanders are the declared short-term priority after stability work — do not expect them in the immediate hotfix train after 0.8.57278.

Track Steam news and this wiki's Latest Patch Notes plus Updates roadmap. When a new commander ships, we will add a dedicated hero page and update the Heroes hub dropdown (max eight items; overflow stays on the hub).